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Don’t have any more details but Glen Sannox is being withdrawn from service for more repairs.

The cantilevers go up with the masts, pioneered, I think, on the East Kilbride line. Seems to have improved productivity dramatically.

There are reports in various media outlets that CMAL have paid in advance for the three incomplete vessels being built in Turkey after the shipyard fell into financial difficulties.

Will we see lengths of 6x2 being used to load cars onto a paddler again! I recall this from childhood day on the Talisman between Largs and Millport.

Things seem to be improving with Hebrides and Isle of Lewis leaving Aberdeen and returning to service. Isle of Lewis is going to provide additional sailings to Stornoway and cover to allow repairs to Loch Seaforth to be carried out. Finlaggan will also return from annual maintenance this weekend.

In a brave move, they’ve sent Glen Sannox up to cover the route. Loch Seaforth is operating again but cannot open the bow doors so capacity is reduced, cars are doing a three point turn on the deck, lorries and coaches are reversing so turnaround is slow.

First time in Glasgow since the fire. Trains on the East Kilbride, Neilston, Newton and Kilmarnock routes are using platforms 1 and 2. I assume Avanti and TPE are using platforms further up.

They found severe corrosion while carrying out annual maintenance. Not going to be back until May.

It’s one of the ones out of service at the moment.

They are breaking up the sandstone blocks with a kango hammer so limited scope for reuse.

A Class 380 has just done a trip to East Kilbride and back. Don’t know where it originated from.

The biggest loss of life was in a building at Tradeston, not far from Central. There’s an excellent timeline of events on the web, I remember looking it up as my mother’s house in Knightswood took a direct hit from incendiary bombs And Yarrows, where I used to work, was also hit.

It normally runs from Central. Doubt if this one did but getting ready for service resumption?

And just gone by in the other direction.

A two car 156 has just passed Giffnock heading towards East Kilbride.